He has stopped the bleeding in the auto and banking industries, thus saving hundreds of thousands of jobs.

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The recent bounce in the prices of bank stocks and gold has, at least for the time being, stopped the bleeding.

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After all, the American taxpayer only helped Chrysler from plunging into a conventional bankruptcy, and in that sense simply stopped the bleeding.

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So we stopped the bleeding, stabilized the economy, but the fact of the matter is, is that the pace of improvement has not been where it needs to be.

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Groupon, at least, has (for now) stopped the bleeding.

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We stepped in and we stopped the bleeding.

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He stopped the bleeding.

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None of these things are caused by being on the pill, but because the pill is an excellent treatment for irregular cycles the abnormal bleeding becomes apparent only once the pill is stopped.

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Earlier one trial of the drug was stopped and a second was halted because it increased the risk of bleeding in stroke patients.

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It looked nasty, but the bleeding seemed to have stopped.

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All but the most accident-prone handset makers have stopped bleeding red ink.

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